Healthy Southwest Chicken Salad Recipe

Because we do. That is, we know the way to take the Santa Fe Chicken Salad at Chili's and turn it into a totally guilt-free meal option! Looking for actual directions to New Mexico? Umm, try Google Maps...

To get FAR away from this fatty salad! You look at the nutritional info, and it hits you like a slap to the face. "But Hungry Girl!" you stammer, "The chicken's not fried... there's no cheese, bacon, or candied nuts..." You're right. However, there are tortilla strips (fried, we presume), ranch dressing (too much fat!), a southwest sauce, and avocado (healthy fat = still fat). This salad has over 50 grams of fat! It's a huge bummer, we know. When you're at Chili's, stick to the Lighter Choices menu. But at home, make our swap for this salad! We rolled the ranch dressing and the southwest sauce into one tasty dressing, used our avocado wisely (just the right amount), and made a low-fat crunchy topper out of baked tortilla chips. So come on back, chicken... Nothing to be afraid of.

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